Collapsible gazebo frame with independent canopy support

Abstract

A collapsible gazebo frame includes a set of four corner support members and a set of four scissor assemblies, each being coupled to a different pair of the four corner support members. Each of four scissor assembly sliders is slidingly coupled to a different one of the four corner support members and serves to extend and retract the scissor assemblies coupled to the respective corner support member when slid along the corner support member. A canopy support frame includes four canopy support members, each being coupled to the top end of a different one of the four corner support members and having a canopy frame joint. The canopy support frame also includes four canopy frame sliders, where each canopy frame slider is slidingly coupled to a different one of the four corner support members. The canopy frame sliders serve to lock the canopy frame joints when slid along their corner support members.

1. A collapsible gazebo frame, comprising:
 a set of four corner support members configured to rest on a ground surface at a bottom end and to provide support for other gazebo frame components; 
 a set of four scissor assemblies, each coupled to a different pair of the four corner support members and configured to extend and retract; 
 a set of four scissor assembly sliders, each scissor assembly slider being slidingly coupled to a different one of the four corner support members and configured to extend and retract the scissor assemblies coupled to the respective corner support member when slid along the corner support; and 
 a canopy support frame comprising a set of four canopy support members, each coupled to the top end of a different one of the four corner support members and having a canopy frame joint configured to be placed in a locked position, and a set of four canopy frame sliders, each canopy frame slider being slidingly coupled to a different one of the four corner support members and coupled to a different one of the four canopy support members by a canopy frame extender, configured to lock the respective canopy frame joint when slid along the respective corner support member, wherein each canopy frame slider is slidingly coupled to the corresponding corner support member independent of the corresponding scissor assembly slider. 
 
   
   
     2. The collapsible gazebo frame of  claim 1 , wherein each of the four corner support members is extendable and retractable. 
   
   
     3. The collapsible gazebo frame of  claim 1 , further comprising a canopy peak support member coupled to inner ends of each canopy support member to support the peak of a gazebo canopy. 
   
   
     4. The collapsible gazebo frame of  claim 1 , further comprising a set of four feet, each foot fixed to the bottom end of a different one of the four corner support members to anchor the gazebo frame to the ground surface. 
   
   
     5. The collapsible gazebo frame of  claim 1 , wherein each of the four corner support members is configured to slant inward towards the center of the gazebo frame when the gazebo frame is deployed. 
   
   
     6. The collapsible gazebo frame of  claim 1  wherein each canopy frame slider is separate from the corresponding scissor assembly slider. 
   
   
     7. The collapsible gazebo frame of  claim 1  wherein each canopy frame slider is slidingly coupled to the corresponding corner support member below the corresponding scissor assembly slider so that each canopy frame slider may translate along the corresponding corner support member for extending the canopy frame extenders without being limited by the corresponding scissor assembly slider when the set of four scissor assemblies are extended. 
   
   
     8. The collapsible gazebo frame of  claim 1  wherein each scissor assembly is coupled to each of the pair of corner support members at two spaced apart pivotal connections, and each canopy frame slider is slidingly coupled to the corresponding corner support member outboard of the scissor assembly pivotal connections. 
   
   
     9. A collapsible gazebo frame comprising:
 a plurality of upright legs spaced about a perimeter of the gazebo frame; 
 a plurality of perimeter linkages each interconnecting sequential legs for collapsing and extending the plurality of legs and for supporting a perimeter of a canopy, each perimeter linkage having a link coupled to each of the corresponding sequential legs for pivoting relative to the respective leg, and each perimeter linkage having another link coupled to each of the sequential legs for pivoting relative to the respective leg and for translating along the length of the leg; and 
 a plurality of center linkages each interconnected centrally within the perimeter of the gazebo frame and each connected to one of the legs for supporting the center of the canopy, each center linkage having a link coupled to the corresponding leg for pivoting relative to the leg, and each center linkage having another link coupled to the corresponding leg for pivoting relative to the respective leg and for translating along the length of the leg so that the canopy can be raised separately from the extending of the plurality of legs by the plurality of perimeter linkages.